Wow. How can I even pick? One thing I remember from being a kid was my dad ALWAYS muting commercials. I think back now and, what the hell? These things are great. They make me laugh so much with how idiotic some of them are. Some of them are really good though. Especially with …
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Apr 21
TV Program or Music Video That Impacted Popular Culture
Okay so I really want to talk about R. Kelly’s “Trapped in the Closet” but that’s at least 10 pages of notes that the public doesn’t need to see yet. My 10 year old self totally related to having to pull out my Beretta. Why was that the only thing downloaded on my siblings and …
Apr 02
Quick Cutting
Quick cutting is when a scene changes without pausing or stopping. It happens very fast and except when it comes to the black and white movies, you can hardly tell! It happens often in scenes of The Office. They switch to interviews or a different shot of the room. Obviously we saw it on Psycho, …
Apr 02
Commercial Where Music Plays and Important Role
When I think of songs that are in commercials I think of something upbeat and heard a LOT. Oooooh, I’m a rebel just for kicks. Now I’m not a rebel just for “kicks”. I am a rebel for “shits” sometimes but the song makes it relatable with its fun tune and catchy lyrics. Commercials are …
Mar 31
Shallow Depth of Field
For depth of field in photography, the smaller the number, the larger the opening. A picture is worth a thousand words. In this case, the background is less important and the subject is focused on. It usually has to do with pictures of people or pictures of nature. A lot of movies and television shows …
Mar 21
Editorial Cartoon on a Significant Issue
What do you think, when you hear the word cartoon? When I think of cartoons, I usually think Spongebob. I think American Dad or Family Guy. But in terms of politics, there is always a satirical side to it. That’s where editorial cartoons come into play. Editorial Cartoons are almost always meant to make a …
Mar 15
Pie Chart
Happy day after Pi day. That word makes me think of dessert. Are we talking dessert? No. We’re talking stats. This chart depicts my roommates cats. I accidentally kicked one off my bed last night. Terrifying. A pie chart is an infographic. It shows parts of a whole. Check out this funny listicle. 15+ Hilarious …
Mar 03
Space
Space. Outer Space. Public Space. Parking Space. Double Space. 1 space 2 space red space…WHITE Space. That’s the book right? What even is white space? I am going to tell ya. You’ve seen it, whether on Spongebob or business cards, I am just going to give a name to the huge space of whiteness in these …
Feb 24
An Ethical Issue
A relevant ethical issue in our media now a days is consistently Donald Trump’s twitter page. According to Chapter 6, Visual Analysis, from Visual Communication by Lester, the audience depicts the meaning of words and pictures through culture and symbols. Ethics is about right and wrong. Everyone can see it differently, especially in terms of …
Feb 20
Stereotypes in Modern Ads
Gender stereotypes have been around since Adam and Eve. It is two thousand and eighteen and we are still seeing them, everywhere we look. We see advertisements every single day, thousands of them. To see women and men being stereotyped a couple hundred, if not thousand times a day isn’t enough, I’ve found another ad …
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